Janice Doreen Dickinson (born February 15 1955) is an American supermodel fashion photographer, actress, author and agent. She has recently opened her own modeling agency, The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency, after judging for four cycles on America's Next Top Model.
The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency is a reality television series that debuted on Oxygen on June 6, 2006. The series follows supermodel, Surreal Life alumna and former America's Next Top Model judge Janice Dickinson as she prepares to launch her own modeling agency, also called The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency. Dickinson regards herself as the "World's First Supermodel" and she believes that the next logical step for her career is to form a modeling agency, using the credibility that her 30 years of experience has given her. The agency opened for business in November of 2005.
On October 18, 2006, Oxygen announced that the series had been renewed for a second season. A holiday special, Christmas with the Dickinsons, debuted December 13. The second season premiered January 10, 2007.
On June 21,2007, Oxygen announced that the series was renewed for a third season with casting beginning July 28, 2007. Season 3 premiered December 4, 2007.
The first season follows her opening the agency, including the difficulty in finding models, getting them "camera ready," obtaining financial backing and establishing a reputation for her agency. Subsequent seasons have followed the development of the agency and its models. A number of the male models are openly gay and a number of the agency's clients are gay-oriented businesses. This has resulted in many of the episodes and storylines being gay in theme.
